TA8AIR — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Asiatic Turkey Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KN41

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving TA8AIR, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 63 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 10 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-09-12.

These are automated observations at the SO8OO receiver, not an official contact log. Times are UTC. Attribution follows decoded FT8 message structure: CQ uses the first token and directed-looking messages use the second. Free text that resembles a directed message can be attributed imperfectly. Summary S/N reflects propagation plus SO8OO receiver, antenna and local-noise conditions. Counts are not adjusted for monitoring outages; transmissions that were not decoded are absent. Inferred entity and location data may be inaccurate for portable, remote or special-event operation.

SO8OO decoded 63 FT8 messages attributed to TA8AIR as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 10 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (79%), followed by 40 m (21%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -10 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-10 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 13 20m · 50

First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-09-12 18:07 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 63 messages
Active dates: 10 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -10 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -17 to +1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 14, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 23, strong (≥ -8 dB) 26.

WSJT-X defines S/N reports against a 2,500 Hz reference noise bandwidth. The ranges above are SO8OO receiver-side display categories, not official WSJT-X classes, transmitter-power measurements or estimates of how easy the station is to hear elsewhere. Statistics include only successful decodes on SO8OO's monitored FT8 channels; transmissions that were not decoded are absent.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with TA8AIR in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

R7IW · European Russia ×2 SV5ADM · Dodecanese ×2 EX7CQ · Kyrgyzstan ×2 DK7UY · Fed. Rep. of Germany KB8YVC · United States OE1AVO · Austria OE2MNM · Austria RI1FJL · Franz Josef Land TA3V · Asiatic Turkey UR6QV · Ukraine W6NWS · United States YO2LFP · Romania

Attributed messages by UTC hour

Rolling 90-day UTC chart window. Counts follow decoded message structure: the first token for CQ, or the second token in a directed-looking message.

Most frequent locator attributed to TA8AIR

The map compares the centres and boundaries of the locator field attributed to this token by decoded message structure, 2° × 1° as a Maidenhead square, and SO8OO's six-character receiver square. The separation is not an exact antenna-to-antenna distance or a radio-path length.

Attributed locator: KN41 · 34 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,091 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-12 18:07 UTC

A decoded locator can describe portable, remote or special-event operation and is not proof of a permanent station address or transmitter identity.

Observed FT8 exchanges

S/N cells show: decoded at SO8OO / report transmitted by the counterpart. An observed exchange is not a QSL or an official logbook confirmation.

Time UTC	Band	TA8AIR S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-12 18:02	40m	-4 / -	5Z4VJ	- / -	8	Partial capture
09-05 18:50	40m	-1 / -2	EX7CQ	-2 / +3	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 19:43	80m	- / -	RO2X	+16 / -	2	Partial capture
08-30 19:35	80m	- / -17	EA1DLU	-1 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 19:34	80m	- / -15	OK4FX	+12 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 19:34	80m	- / -10	R3BDQ	+1 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 17:49	20m	+1 / -1	RI1FJL	-12 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
08-30 16:52	80m	- / -5	YU7AS	+12 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 01:26	20m	- / -13	W6NWS	+2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-25 18:40	20m	- / -	PD1ROS	+12 / -	2	Partial capture
08-25 18:40	20m	+14 / -	OE1AVO	- / +6	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-25 18:39	20m	+10 / -	VO1BE	- / -19	2	Partial capture
08-21 19:06	20m	-16 / -	EA1FUB	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-20 20:00	20m	-17 / -	9A60CBM	- / -13	2	Partial capture
08-20 19:58	20m	-10 / -9	SV5ADM	-1 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
08-20 19:54	20m	- / 0	R4FDW	-2 / -	2	Partial capture
08-17 17:35	20m	-10 / -	C91RU	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-16 18:08	20m	-18 / -	BG3NBD	- / -17	2	Partial capture
07-15 19:44	20m	-13 / -	BA4IAW	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-15 19:41	20m	-11 / -	R5AV	- / +4	2	Partial capture
07-15 19:31	20m	-20 / -	BA4IAW	- / -20	2	Partial capture
07-15 18:54	20m	- / -	EW7DDR	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
07-15 18:53	20m	- / -	EA1IOK	-8 / -	3	Partial capture
07-15 18:53	20m	- / -	DL1R	+2 / -	2	Partial capture
07-15 18:53	20m	- / -	EA2BHE	-10 / -	3	Partial capture
07-15 18:08	20m	- / -5	RN6MA	-11 / -	2	Partial capture
07-15 18:06	20m	-10 / -	DS2MGT	- / -19	2	Partial capture
07-15 18:05	20m	- / -	GW0SGL	-16 / -	2	Partial capture
07-15 18:03	20m	-12 / -	OE2MNM	- / -12	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-15 18:01	20m	- / -	DL6LAG	+5 / -	7	Partial capture
07-15 17:59	20m	- / -14	UT7UJ	+10 / -	2	Partial capture
07-15 17:56	20m	- / -6	R7IW	-13 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-15 17:55	20m	- / -18	DK7UY	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-15 17:52	20m	-14 / -13	YO2LFP	-9 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
07-15 17:45	20m	-14 / -13	TA3V	0 / +2	4	✓ Full exchange observed
07-15 17:29	20m	-8 / -	TA6MMI	- / -6	2	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
185145  -3 1721  EX7CQ TA8AIR R+03
185200  -3 1338  TA8AIR EX7CQ RR73
185215  +1 1721  EX7CQ TA8AIR 73
185315  -2 1721  R7IW TA8AIR RR73
180200  -6 1721  5Z4VJ TA8AIR KN41 (x8)
170600  +6 2518  TA8AIR UA3ZQN KO90
170600 -11 1130  TA8AIR II9IAGM +04
170630  -8 1130  TA8AIR RR73; UD8D <...> -06

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
163930  -9  512  TA8AIR SV2CLJ -09
104015 -12  595  TA8AIR A92GE -14

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
183915  +8  889  VO1BE TA8AIR R-19 (x2)
184015 +16  889  OE1AVO TA8AIR +06
184030 +10  967  TA8AIR PD1ROS JO22 (x2)
184115 +12  889  OE1AVO TA8AIR RR73
012645  -1 1554  TA8AIR W6NWS -13 (x2)
013915 -23 2041  TA8AIR KB8YVC 73
174930 -15  419  TA8AIR RI1FJL -01 (x2)
175045  +1  692  RI1FJL TA8AIR 73
175300  +2  826  TA8AIR TA4DX KM47
210015 -22 1857  TA8AIR WB2IMB FN13
210400 -13 2521  TA8AIR VA3XOV FN03

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
165315 +13 1102  TA8AIR YU7AS RR73 (x2)
165415 +10 1587  TA8AIR R7DX KN84
193300  -2 1126  TA8AIR EN35UKR -14
193400  +0 2455  TA8AIR R3BDQ -10
193400 +11 1824  TA8AIR OK4FX JO70 (x2)
193500  -1 2455  TA8AIR R3BDQ -19
193500 +10 1824  TA8AIR OK4FX 73
193500  -5  588  TA8AIR EA1DLU -17
193530  +5 2455  TA8AIR R3BDQ RR73
193530  +2  588  TA8AIR EA1DLU -17 (x2)
194330 +16 2632  TA8AIR RO2X KO74 (x2)

Decoder S/N history by band

Count-weighted daily averages across messages attributed to this profiled token and successfully decoded at SO8OO, limited to the rolling 90-day UTC chart window.

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